Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 29, 2014, — Yun & The New Definition and BPN present:
Yun & The New Definition Thanksgiving Concert: 8:30pm 11/29/2014 @ Ryles Jazz Club (Direction: Red Line/ No.1 Bus Central Square)
Get your Tickets: http://ryles.interticket.com/arrivalorder.php…
(more…)
Nov. 24, 2014, — In response to today’s announcement that the grand jury in Ferguson, MO, has decided not to indict officer Darren Wilson, Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAAJ) issues the following statement:
(more…)
Nov. 28, 2014, — Following its topping out on 3 August 2013, the Shanghai Tower is currently the tallest building in China and the second-tallest in the world, surpassed only by the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. It is also China’s tallest structure of any kind, surpassing the 600-meter (1,969 ft) Canton Tower in Guangzhou.
Buildings reach a milestone in the construction of the Shanghai Tower. The contractors building the city’s new landmark Shanghai Tower say they have complete installing all of its glass walls, and say today’s announcement makes sure that the 632-meter-building will be ready for use by the middle of next year.
The Shanghai Tower was designed by the American architectural firm Gensler, with Chinese architect Jun Xia leading the design team.
The tower takes the form of nine cylindrical buildings stacked atop each other, totalling 121 floors, all enclosed by the inner layer of the glass façade. Between that and the outer layer, which twists as it rises, nine indoor zones provide public space for visitors. Each of these nine areas has its own atrium, featuring gardens, cafés, restaurants and retail space, and providing 360-degree views of the city.
Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 27, 2014, — This year is the 35th anniversary of the establishment of China-U.S. relations. In the short span of 35 years, the ship of China-U.S. relations has forged ahead, come rain or shine. It has brought tremendous benefits to the two peoples and contributed greatly to world peace and development.
(more…)
Ferguson Missouri, Nov. 25, 2014, /voanews.com/ — The Midwestern U.S. town of Ferguson saw its worst unrest in months, after a grand jury decided not to indict a white police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black teenager.
(more…)
By Brian Han, The Korea Times
Asian applicants who apply to some of the most prestigious U.S. universities such as Harvard, Yale and Stanford may already be at a statistical disadvantage based purely on ethnicity.
This isn’t necessarily breaking news, but Edward Blum, head of the legal agency that is spearheading the effort, is attempting to uncover the phenomenon in a legally viable manner. The end goal is to ultimately shift college admissions processes away from race-based affirmative action and towards race-neutral alternatives.
Edward Blum, the director of the Project on Fair Representation, during a news conference in Washington, Monday, Nov. 17, 2014, announced the filing of two lawsuits challenging the alleged racial preference admissions policies of Harvard and the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill . (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
(more…)
President Obama announced the executive action in the White House (from Web cast).
(more…)
By Dai Tian (chinadaily.com.cn)
Wuzhen, Zhejiang, China, Nov. 20, 2014, Jack Ma Yun, lead founder and executive chairman of China’s Alibaba Group, said at the World Internet Conference (WIC) in Wuzhen that he credits the success of his company to holding true to a vision of the future.
(more…)
By Changhong Zhang, bostonese.com
Boston, Nov. 21, 2014, — The Chinese version of Late Glory: Arthur Wong and Chinese American WWII Veterans Who Liberated Europe is in production now. Co-authored by David Li and Amy Yang, the biography is published by Boston Bilingual Media and Publishing Inc (BBMP). An English version of the biography will be ready for print in 2015 in time for the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII according to BBMP.
(more…)
By David Li, bostonese.com
Boston, Nov. 19, 2014, — Business Law Attorney Connie Dai was recently selected by superlawyers.com as a Rising Star Super Lawyer in Boston. Ms. Dai is an attorney at law firm CUTLER & WILENSKY LLP in Boston.
(more…)